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Oh yeah this is us too! For now I still beat DD7 at Scrabble but everything else … no way. We're about even in chess (but DH still beats both of us). Lucky I'm such a good sport!
She played her very first game of Monopoly the other week and DH was being overly nice to her at first until she totally creamed us. Next game we decided no more Mr Nice Guy but still she beat us.
She now has her own specific victory whoop for Monopoly lol

your child's music teacher says this about signing up your DD to a summer music camp:

"I think the experience would be great for her and I bet she'd have a lot of fun but placement is going to be a problem. She belongs with older students who are at her level wherever that might be in 2 months but she's not mature enough to be with them. Yet she'd be bored if they put her with little children who are not ready to learn to read music. Let me talk to the program director and see if we can solve this problem together."

I love her optimism.

That's a big YAY! What an amazing music teacher!

When your 7 year old cuddles his stuffed monster and baby blanket while reading John Emsley's book on the elements: Nature's Building Blocks: An A-Z Guide to the Elements

When your child gets excited by a newly discovered super-heavy element and suggests to name it after his first grade teacher.

Those are awesome! Also when your 9 year old can describe different theories explaining black wholes but can't remember to pick up her dirty clothes from the bathroom floor and put them in the hamper on the way out the bathroom door.

She really is an amazing teacher and a wonderful person. Both DD and I look forward to seeing her every week. It's nice to work with a teacher who actually understands your child. Knowing that DD is receiving meaningful musical education makes the prospect of homeschooling a little less daunting.

It's exactly how we feel about our awesome music teacher! She teaches several kids (And adults) in our homeschool/unschool group so she comes to my place once a week for a morning and we all have our lessons with her. She stood by us through all of Aiden's anxiety etc as he came out of school... I love that she is able to adapt her teaching to each of my three kids needs and abilities and strengths.

Sounds like your DD and my DS would understand each other completely! My husband told me he came out into the kitchen the other morning wanting to discuss his curved space theory. He was supposed to be getting dressed for the day and apparently decided to change a part of his theory (number 14, on paper). He was so engrossed he came out with only his t-shirt on, sans pants and undies. He was oblivious. (rolling my eyes, and smiling) He's obsessed with this A Capella Science YouTube.

Did she see the Time Magazine on sale showcasing Einstein?

loving the space/astronomy stories!!

Not yet but she once told me that she felt Einstein was over-rated and that everyone LOVES Einstein. She said, "You know there are other guys, like DaVinci and Isaac Newton, that did some cool stuff. Why don't we ever hear more about them?" But I was thinking about getting it for her anyway.
But I did get her the latest copy of Astronomy that has a small article about finding new planets in other solar system, which is something that she asked me about one day. It's the one that has the "Weird Moons of the Solar System."
and I will have to look into that youtube you suggested.